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[Demonstration Case] Beijing, China · Digital Protection and Dissemination Project for Intangible Cultural Heritage Vocal Mimicry
2026-03-25 ICCSD

Case Name: Beijing, China · Digital Protection and Dissemination Project for Intangible Cultural Heritage Vocal Mimicry

Case Category: Technological Empowerment for the Inheritance and Innovation of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Case Location: Beijing, China

Case Applicants: Beijing Yunzhiyin Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Beijing Tianqiao Hengrong Investment Co., Ltd.

Case Overview:

Case Description

This case aims to build a digital protection system using cutting-edge technologies, explore the activation path of ICH in the modern context, promote the transformation of ICH from "static preservation" to "dynamic inheritance", and realize the in-depth integration of technology and culture:

Adopting high-fidelity recording and other technologies, the case systematically records and classifies various sounds imitated by vocal mimicry artists, establishing a digital sound archive database. It especially conducts emergency digital preservation for those imitated objects at risk of disappearance due to environmental changes, ensuring the complete preservation and inheritance of this sound-centered ICH art.

The case records professional vocal mimicry tutorials, providing functions such as decomposed teaching and real-time feedback. Through audible, visible and interactive modern teaching scenarios, it popularizes the teaching and communication of ICH vocal mimicry art, expanding the reach of inheritance.

Solutions and Innovation

In-depth Innovation in Technology Integration: For the first time, integrate panoramic sound technology with vocal mimicry performances to create an immersive sound theater. Through technological means in the performance area, the directionality and spatial perception of natural sounds are brought to the performance site, enabling the audience to have an immersive experience and breaking the traditional boundary of ICH performances.

Systematic Digital Inheritance: Build a complete digital chain from archive preservation to interactive teaching, realizing the traceability, recoverability and accessibility of ICH resources.

Potential Expansion through Cross-border Applications: Explore the application of vocal mimicry in digital film and television, games, music and other fields, injecting modern vitality into ICH.

Deepened Integration of Humanistic and Natural Education: As a cultural carrier recording the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature, vocal mimicry art specially designs a series of "natural soundscape observation" courses in the digital teaching system. It guides students to observe, imitate and understand natural sounds, cultivates their ecological awareness, and realizes the innovative integration of ICH art and natural education.

New Inheritance Path for Special Groups: Based on the auditory sensitivity advantage of visually impaired children, develop China's first "non-visual vocal mimicry teaching system". By designing special sound recognition training modules and tactile auxiliary feedback devices, it helps visually impaired children master this unique artistic expression through sound imitation and creation. This practice opens up a new way for special groups to participate in ICH inheritance, reflects the humanistic care and social value of ICH protection, and forms an innovative model of "ICH + Special Education".

Social Effects

This case provides a replicable paradigm for empowering ICH protection and innovation with technology. Its "collection - activation - application" model proves that technology can not only solve the preservation problems of ICH but also develop its contemporary value and market space through creative transformation, injecting new momentum into the sustainable development of ICH. The project reaches a diverse, large and wide range of people. Meanwhile, it promotes in-depth collaboration between cultural institutions, technology enterprises and inheritors, providing practical reference for exploring the integration of traditional culture and digital economy, and having industry-leading and promotional value.

Support for Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 4 (Quality Education)

SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities)

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